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SIGNING JULY CHARTER: NCC remains engaged to win over holdouts

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The National Consensus Commission (NCC) remains engaged with the political parties, particularly those that have not signed the July Charter for their opposition to the reforms and t... Read More


On the validity of CTG port tariff revision

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- I have recently delivered a paper at a seminar organised by the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS) at Independent University, Bangladesh, where I concluded that there is a seve... Read More


13TH NATIONAL ELECTION: 8-day deployment of security forces proposed

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A proposal is now on the table to keep law enforcement agencies deployed for eight days during the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. The Election Commission (EC) will review the... Read More


BD's LNG import financing set to get an impetus from next month

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Country's liquefied natural gas (LNG) import financing is set to get an impetus from next month (November) with the availability of fiscal support from World Bank (WB). The WB's US$... Read More


FIRE AT HSIA: Govt waives fees for addl flights from Oct 19 to 21

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism (MoCAT) has instructed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to waive all fees for additional special flights operated by vario... Read More


Bangladeshis' Qatar visa restriction claim baseless: Ministry

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has dismissed as baseless and misleading the recent social media posts claiming that Qatar has stopped issuing visas for ... Read More


Woman killed in Meherpur road accident

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A woman was killed and three of her family members were injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sum... Read More


Govt promotes 80 police inspectors as ASPs

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The government has promoted 80 police inspectors to the post of assistant superintendents of police (ASPs). The promotions were given in three separate notifications signed by Deput... Read More


Power division inks deal to install solar panels at educational institutions

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The energy ministry's Power Division on Tuesday signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with five ministries and divisions on installing rooftop solar power panels at educational ins... Read More


60.5 tonnes of sodium cyclamate seized at Ctg port

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Three containers containing a total of 60,480 kg of sodium cyclamate were confiscated at the Chatogram port. The dutiable value of these products is Tk 20 million, with a duty rate ... Read More